The Women's Employment Network (WEN) is a college-based program funded by the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) that provides job search and placement assistance to an average of 130 low-income women each year. Program components include an intensive job-search class, which assists participants in assessing their work skills, values, and…

As the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) is replaced by the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), this report provides suggestions on coordinated activities by the state advisory councils for vocational education (SACVEs) to assist in the development of overall JTPA policy and the planning of programs at state and local levels. The…

Intended to teach local elected officials (LEOs) how to increase their involvement in job training and other human resource programs, this document argues that elected county officials can use strategic issues management (SIM) to assert stronger leadership and to use Private Industry Councils (PICs) more fully as a resource for the delivery of…

The Pennsylvania Summer Youth Service Corps (SYSC) is an effort to assimilate the ideals of community service exemplified by the Peace Corps, VISTA, and the Civilian Conservation Corps with the long-established Summer Youth Employment and Training Program (SYETP). SYSC differs from the existing summer youth employment program by its focus and…

Describes the operations of Southern California Indian Centers, Inc., a nonprofit provider of social services and job training to American Indians in Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Discusses funding sources in an era of federal cuts and retrenchment, agency structure and administrative practices, staffing, volunteerism and the dedication factor,…

This document is intended to promote understanding of performance standards in Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and Employment Service (ES) applications; to promote more appropriate use of performance standards in managing and overseeing job training and job placement programs at the state and local levels; and to foster the integration of the…

Eight pieces of federal legislation relating to job training are provided. These are (1) the Job Training Partnership Act, as amended; (2) the Wagner-Peyser Act, legislation to provide for the establishment of a national employment system, as amended; (3) the National Apprenticeship Act; (4) the Vocational Education Act of 1963, Title I, as…

The resurgence of public interest in education highlights the connection between education and employment success. The emphasis on excellence puts concommitant pressure on the other end of the spectrum--remediation programs such as the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), a program that mandates closer collaboration between the public and private…

Directed to Service Delivery Area (SDA) administrators but also useful to local elected officials and Private Industry Council members in determining key areas for their review, this document provides suggestions to SDAs on preventive activities that can assist in reducing disallowed costs resulting from the improper operation of JTPA programs. An…

This guide is designed to assist older worker program operators and managers as well as advocates for older workers in the field of employment and training. Described in the first two sections are the major components of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP). The next two sections…

This report summarizes the program activities and research and evaluation projects sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) during program year 1990 and fiscal year 1991. Chapter 1, which focuses on program activities, discusses the activities of advisory groups and other initiatives undertaken…